Infection Prevention Week 2026

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Across
  1. 2. Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease.
  2. 3. Tick-borne disease.
  3. 7. Percutaneous injury or contact of mucous membrane or non-intact skin.
  4. 9. Used to prevent diseases and germs from spreading.
  5. 11. Bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that causes disease.
  6. 14. Living organism that transmits an infectious agent.
  7. 15. Study of the ways the body resists infection.
  8. 16. Type of precaution used for C. diff, Norovirus, and Rotavirus.
  9. 17. An infective agent that can multiply within living cells.
  10. 18. Microscopic parasite that causes gastrointestinal illness.
  11. 19. Bacterium with antibiotic resistance.
Down
  1. 1. Common viral infection.
  2. 4. Bacteria that spreads through water systems and devices.
  3. 5. Bacterium, virus, or fungus.
  4. 6. Biological preparation to stimulate immunity.
  5. 8. Reduces the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and infections.
  6. 10. Medicine that inhibits or destroys microorganisms.
  7. 12. Protective covering for hands but not a substitute for handwashing.
  8. 13. Highly contagious rash with a fever.